tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741867383463399828.post3025496733774004486..comments2024-03-25T11:12:16.743-04:00Comments on Nine Pockets: Completed Set: 1988 Topps UK Baseball Minisgregoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17740439412693373442noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741867383463399828.post-62378094860121972892020-07-10T15:05:51.892-04:002020-07-10T15:05:51.892-04:00Thanks PK! It's kind of a shame that Topps onl...Thanks PK! It's kind of a shame that Topps only released these UK minis in 1988 and 1989. But then again, it makes those two sets a little more special.gregoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17740439412693373442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741867383463399828.post-79614657834969499952020-07-09T19:04:22.780-04:002020-07-09T19:04:22.780-04:00Congrats on completing the set. You've given a...Congrats on completing the set. You've given a great run down of it and I never realized the weight being in stone, as well, on the back. I'm grateful for this. Thank you. No, never collected anything other than American sports stuff. Peter K Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08502746737530418049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741867383463399828.post-16958025351677217432020-07-09T13:55:47.988-04:002020-07-09T13:55:47.988-04:00Agreed. There's some good photography, for sur...Agreed. There's some good photography, for sure. If I'd grown up in the UK back then and opened some packs of these cards, there's not much doubt I'd have become a baseball fan.gregoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17740439412693373442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741867383463399828.post-62309148031015693222020-07-09T09:57:39.861-04:002020-07-09T09:57:39.861-04:00What an awesome set! I'd only seen the couple...What an awesome set! I'd only seen the couple of Red Sox cards I have from it prior to this post I believe. I'd have to say the Kirby Puckett is my favorite of the cards you featured here, what an awesome photograph.<br /><br />I collect soccer cards which I guess would qualify as an answer to your question, although the sport is certainly gaining popularity here in the States!shoeboxlegendshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11642879419337014960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741867383463399828.post-81090562179310802322020-07-08T08:21:28.386-04:002020-07-08T08:21:28.386-04:00Thanks Chris! I'd count that World Cup set as ...Thanks Chris! I'd count that World Cup set as a sport more popular outside of the US. As Hank Hill once said, "Soccer was invented by European ladies to keep them busy while their husbands did the cooking."<br /><br />Jokes aside, it was exciting to have that '94 World Cup here in the States. Some of the matches were played at Giants Stadium, and even though I lived in New York, I remember seeing fans from other countries who were staying nearby because that's as close as they could get.gregoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17740439412693373442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741867383463399828.post-34918190311857246522020-07-08T07:56:25.767-04:002020-07-08T07:56:25.767-04:00They really did a nice job with the backs. I wonde...They really did a nice job with the backs. I wonder how many UK kids became baseball fans thanks to these cards.gregoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17740439412693373442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741867383463399828.post-24309365830965094672020-07-07T22:03:21.786-04:002020-07-07T22:03:21.786-04:00Those backs are epic. Love the Rickey Henderson a...Those backs are epic. Love the Rickey Henderson and Don Mattingly as well. I think the only card I have from this set is the Gary Carter. Troublewiththecurve.nethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14640408553169779527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741867383463399828.post-78123348923330991992020-07-06T17:23:33.519-04:002020-07-06T17:23:33.519-04:00Go for it, Matt! You're already two-thirds of ...Go for it, Matt! You're already two-thirds of the way there.gregoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17740439412693373442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741867383463399828.post-48925706097583742892020-07-06T17:01:17.569-04:002020-07-06T17:01:17.569-04:00I've seen some vintage sumo cards/menko around...I've seen some vintage sumo cards/menko around the blogosphere. Cool stuff, for sure!gregoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17740439412693373442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741867383463399828.post-57390867628317851742020-07-06T11:23:59.034-04:002020-07-06T11:23:59.034-04:00I've always liked this set. I've got about...I've always liked this set. I've got about 60 cards of it, so maybe someday I'll get around to completing it.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16119362273891780713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741867383463399828.post-61562768963113435012020-07-05T10:23:54.556-04:002020-07-05T10:23:54.556-04:00Congrats on completing this neat little set! I use...Congrats on completing this neat little set! I used to have a bunch of these as a kid and just uncovered a couple singles. They're in bad shape though.<br /><br />I've never collected cards of sports that were more popular outside of NA. Unless you count the 1994 Upper Deck World Cup set, but the whole reason I had that was because the USA was the host country. Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10268829182522679026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741867383463399828.post-7530544242333280252020-07-05T09:33:35.510-04:002020-07-05T09:33:35.510-04:00Cool set. As for your question... I collect sumo ...Cool set. As for your question... I collect sumo wrestling cards.Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.com